Thanks for your patience last week everyone. I had something of an annoying cold which made any sort of excess computer work an absolute nightmare. But a few juicy oranges and lots of tea later and I’m feeling much better — so back to the blog!
I thought language and dogs might be a fun thing to chat about today. Rory and I have been doing a lot of training and re-training lately; new tricks, basic commands, an all around brush up on what she knows. (These make a wonderful training incentive for pups!)
Something especially fun that has come out of this experience has been teaching Rory new words in different languages. For example, we are now using the French word ‘ici’ for ‘come’ — because I felt she was becoming desensitized to the meaning of ‘come here’ in English.
Our foster friend, Dolly, ‘spoke’ French. My dad’s dog has been trained in Welsh. My grandmother’s dog responds to a blend of old English words/phrases and common command words. Why bother training in a different language, you may ask? For me personally it is to make my commands to my pup better stand out in the dog park.
Does your dog ‘speak’ different languages too? Would you consider teaching new commands in a new language?
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